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Reorganising my embroidery thread
A few years ago I decided to get my embroidery thread a little bit more organised, and I spent rather a long time putting them all on to cards to put in a compartment box.
Christmas brownies
Hello friends! Sorry for being a bit quiet here lately – the weeks are just going by so fast!
Christmas Cake
There are some times when it’s a bit to early to use the ‘C’ word, but when it comes to making a Christmas cake it’s good to be organised!
Nigella’s chocolate olive oil cake
I recently made Nigella’s chocolate olive oil cake for a dear friend who is now dairy and gluten free.
Hello! Hooray! shop is now open
I am SO excited that the Hello! Hooray! Shop is now open!
Ultimate vanilla ice cream
We recently bought an ice cream maker as a joint wedding anniversary present to ourselves. Technically, 3 years is meant to be leather but we decided that this was much more appealing!
Summer polaroid pictures
As August draws to a close, it really feels like the nights are drawing in and that summer is on the way out.
Violets Cafe
Violets Cafe has been on my list of places to visit for a while, and we decided to go for a late wedding anniversary treat – it’s my new favourite place!
Yorkshire Day parkin
1st August is Yorkshire Day, so we are celebrating by making some special Yorkshire Day parkin!
Our experience of Shared Parental Leave
When we found out that we were expecting our first baby, we decided that I wouldn’t write posts about Little One on my blog.
Craft workshops in Newcastle
Following my appearance on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour last month, I received so many lovely comments about my blog and the show – thank you SO much! It really meant a lot 🙂
Baked Spanish rice with chicken and chorizo
I realised recently that most of the recipes I’ve posted over the last few months have been for cakes! Well, they have all been cakes actually – haha! 🙂
#positivityremains
Today has been a bit of a strange day. We woke up to find that the UK had decided to leave the EU, and as one of the 48% of people who voted to remain I was pretty gutted to be honest.
Pecan cake with raspberry ripple ice cream
I really love getting back into baking again, and when I saw this recipe for pecan cake with raspberry ripple ice cream on Facebook I knew I had to give it a go!
Creative hashtags for Instagram
I’ve recently got back in to Instagramming after a long break from it, and I had forgotten how much I enjoy sharing photos and browsing for photos I like.
Woman’s Hour
I love it when fun things happen unexpectedly, and this week I was approached by BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour.
Future creative projects
Do you have a list of things that you’d like to make? I have one that’s as long as my arm!
Poppy pillow pattern
Before having Little One, I managed to make one or two bits and pieces that would come in handy. After having months of not doing too much crafting, I had a couple of weeks where all I wanted to do was bake and sew! 🙂
Orange and almond Victoria sponge cake
It has been a little while since I managed to do any baking – I did do a bit in the last couple of weeks of my pregnancy as I had a thing about flapjack (recipe here) and wanted to have cake in the freezer (so I made this honey, banana and almond cake).
Creativity takes courage
Sometimes, I think too much. I’ve had one of those days today and my mind has been wandering a bit – some of it good, some of it not so good! But then I remembered something that one of my friends posted on Facebook this week and it reminded me of the quote ‘creativity takes courage’.
Hello, little girl!
Well hello there, friends! It has been a long long time since I wrote a post on my blog…for those of you who are new here, I was expecting my first child in April. I’m pleased to say that she arrived safely and we are loving getting to know her.
Rainbow birthday cake
Hey everyone! Hope you’re all well? I was true to my word in my last post when I said that posts would be a bit more sporadic over here…lots of nesting and sleeping has been going on 🙂
A longer than expected blog holiday
Hello everyone! Long time no see…and I’m really sorry about that!